Pillow, marine life-saving belt, and the like



- M. M. DESSAU PILLOW, MARINE LIFE SAVING BELT, AND THE LIKE Filed Aprilis, 192:5

Invantor- W M M ttorney Patented Get. 16, 1923.

MORLAND MIGHOLL DESSAU, OF LONDON, ENG'rLAND.

PILLOW, MARINE LIFE-SAVING- BELI, AND THE LIKE.

Applicationfiled April 19, 1923. Serial No. 633,288.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MonLANn MICI-IOLL DEssAU, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, residing at London, England, have inventedImprovements in or Relao ing to Pillows, Marine Lifesaving Belts, andthe like, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention consists in the provision of an enclosing coveringOr envelope of material known as crepe rubber, suitably perforated, forthe purpose of con fining kapok or like materials. By this means apillow, cushionor seating can be produced which in use will maintain itsoriginal comfort-imparting qualities, the perforations, in conjunctionwith the natural roughness in texture of the crpe rubber, acting toprevent the kapok or equivalent creeping about and packing. In otherwords th pillow Or cushion has a pronounced degree of life notordinarily maintained.

Kapok or like materials covered in this way will also act as anextremely ellicient life belt, or the like.

The crpe rubber in the case of a pillow may be raw, its general shapebeing preserved by th usual pillow case, or it may be subjected totreatment such as that of the so-called Peachey cold vulcanizingprocess.

While kapok has been specifically mentioned as a stuffing material, anyof the usual sorts such as feathers, cotton waste, ground fibres,silk-paper and the like may be used.

In order to secure increased comfort and keep the materials in ortowards the centre of the pillow or seating a strip or strips of rubbermay be attached to the sides or ends or both the sides and ends of theenvelope and drawn tautly across the interior of the envelope.

This method of construction imparts a hammockdike character to thepillow or equivalent giving increased comfort to head or body in repose.

By treating the material which enters the orifices of the covering orenvelope with rubber solutio or spirit such as naphtha, ether or thelike the envelope can be made watertight.

If preferred, the envelope or covering, instead of being made of rubberin sheet form, may be made of interlaced strips of crepe rubber, theinterstices between the strips then taking the place of theperforations.

Pillows according to the invention are illustrated by way of example inthe accompanying drawing, of which- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of asheet rubber pillow with a portion of the envelope removed; and

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of a pillow wherein the envelope isformed of interlaced strips.

I th figures a is the crepe rubber cover with perforations orinterstices b. 0 is the stuffing, tufts of which work partially throughthe perforations, and d the pillow case or outer cover, which may be ofany suitable material. In Fig. 2 6 represents strips of rubber extendingbetween the sides and ends of the pillow and embedded in the stuffingmaterial.

lNhere a watertight envelope is not re quired the ends may be fastenedin any suit able way as by means of loops through .which a strio ofrubber or a rod of an flexible or rigid material may be passed for thepurpose of locking the envelo or! cords may be employed which permit ofslackening, so as to give easy access to the interior.

What I claim is 1. A device of the kind herein referred to. comprisingan envelope of crepe rubber sheet having interstices distributed overits surface and a filling of stuffing material confined thereby, tuftsof which filling work partially through the interstices, substantially adescribed.

2. A device of the kind herein referred to, comprising an envelope ofstrips of crpe rubber sheet interlaced so as to leave interstices in theenvelope and a filling of stufling material confined thereby, tufts ofwhich partially through the interstices, the said filling Work partiallythrough the interenvelope being rendered Watertight by the IU stices,substantially as described. application to the material of a Waterproof-3. A. device of the kind herein referred to, ing medium Which enters theinterstices,

5 comprising an envelope of crpe rubber substantially as described.

sheet having interstices distributed over its Signed at London, England,this 23rd surface and a filling of stufiing material day of March, 1923.confined thereby tufts of Which filling Work LWIORLAND MICHOLL DESSAU.

